Fantastic Figures: Ideas & Techniques Using the New Clays

This book is excellent! She covers everything; sculpting tools, armatures, anatomy, different clays, painting, costuming, wigging and the list goes on. Comments and tips from various doll artists are included with some amazing photographs of their work. The photo's alone are inspiring. Great instruction and a book definately worth having!

This book, and its companion, Designing the Doll, are both fabulous. The text is clear and easy to read, the line drawings are excellent, and the wide array of figures in photographs is very impressive. The book is heavily illustrated, and Susanna not only knows what she's doing, but she also write a great book about it. I'm a professional sculptor, and so often times the books fall far short of their expectation. Not these! Susanna comes through with flying colors. A must have for anyone doing small figure crafting with the new polymer clays.

If you have ever entertained the thought of sculpting dolls using the new polymer and paper clays, this is the book for you! Ms. Oroyan will lead you through virtually every step of dollmaking, from your original ideas through the completion of your own, unique "work of art." She shares a wealth of information gained through years of experience and offers tips, techniques and proven methods of working in this newly discovered medium. You will be guided with clear and concise detailed instruction, illustrations and explore different alternatives to incorporate in your own creations. You will be amazed after seeing beautiful color photographs of other artists work and realize that each and every creation has its own distinct charm and personality. Through this book you will gain the skills and techniques to be able to confidently and competently create your own "fantastic figures."

This book is an excellent reference for doll crafters from novice to advanced! Unlike many doll sculpting books that are excellent at showing how to make a specific doll from start to finish. This book concentrates on how to think creatively and apply the sculpting techniques shown(which are beautifully presented) to a piece that will be exclusively yours. I have been sculpting dolls for several years now and found this book informative, well written, and full of good advice for reawakening my creative mind!

This book is packed with information! It leads you through all the steps you need to create a doll or character in polymer clay. From your very first idea to the complete costuming...the information is there. Ever wondered how to make shoes for your figures? It's in this book. There are some wonderful pictures of creations made by a variety of artists as well. I highly recommend this book.